New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
ALL READY FOR ICE SKATING
THE SPREAD OF A HARDY WINTER SPORT.

SKATES ALL PRICES AND PATTERNS-C lopez
HEwITTs QUEER SAILING GARB.
Jack Frost town last week and set every small
boy rummagng through the closets hunting for he
rusty steel skates The skating girl has put on her best
smile and will greet her bean in CHEEKY manner. II
she Incidentally remarks; Ne will have skating ina
few days. afraid my old skates will not do ms thk
year." the beau. II he know. MIS- business will make
present OF pair o. nickel beauties at early data
Skating is one OF the healthcs OF exercises and az
is to the human body what fire is 10 boer, the
peasurable sport ought TO be encouraged Ncwforkers
arc rapidly becoming enthusiastic about outdoor
sports and the followers OF skating this winter will DO
numerous than In any past season Suburban
ponds lakes and rivers Will be in good condition for
TIE sport and II New Workers DO not indulge that will
be their own fault
skating Is probably superior 10 all other
pastines Nearly all the muscles OF the body are
brought into play. and the sport is an opena one,
beneficial results are plentiful visit to any OF
the pretty lakes Central Prospect Park on winter
afternoon will well repay casual observer even II 10
himself does to indulge IN the pleasing exercise
Athletic youths and pretty girls Swimming owe:
the Icy door as airy bird upon the wing tnvs'
GRATED with the healthfu exercise, they drink In the
pure air and lay up o. health for future use
good skater never gets cold the mercury danc-
Ing around the point His mind Is occupied with
peasurahle Thoughts his movements rapid and AZ
wires " anc spread eagles" he does not know what
discomfort IS.
TaE SEASON COMES EARLIER IN BROOKLYN.
IT'S shame, said the ,ger OF large Broadway
sporting goods house yesterday. that the skating
interests this city not better looked AFTER Al
Central Park lakes never ready for skaters nn
two or three days a,ts- the lakes in Prospect PARK,
Brooklyn have been opened the public. don't think
II {. any colder Brooklyn than II is IN Newfork eus
they always have skating the Bridge two or three
DAYS before have It in this city. don kno" the
reason probably the Park Commissioners might tel
you. MANY people go up TO Van Cortland Lake wnere
the ice is ready fer skaters long before the ice in Central
Park
What are the new styles IN skates There are
virtually none The changes are few and simple over
year rhe prices for good skates are also about e
same The price FOR the all steel and highly polished
skates show no variations The cheaper and less durable
skates nuctuate IN price. year ago We made a big
boom and sold thousands OF skates. II was on the 81
. au-clamp' skates The pattern was new and took,
for nobody had heard Of clamp skates for that prizes
before can sell you pair OF the same skates today
FOR 20 cents. These fluctuations are caused by the
patents on particular skates running out Oi eonrss
these cheap ones impertectly made OF the poorest
materials and soon ruined SUI many people o"y
them and seem 20 have lots OF fun with them
SKATES THAT SELL BEST IN THIS MARKET.
The most popular styles OF skates at present are the
all metal. all clamp ones by AL clamp are meah'
those on which straps used They are the Amer
can Club. Peerless and Acme The American Clao
ranges In price from 81 80 to 81 pair Inc difference
IN price come. from the difference of stec! u'e the
polish and nickel plate good pair OF SKATES o' 'H''
pattern nickel plated. can be bought for 81
The Peerless skate Is especial hobby OF spaldins'
the baseball IL Is similar in make ID tue Aho''
can Club except that II has clean broad foot rest anu
no snow nor chopped ice get between It ahd Tue oo
The best quality OF this skate, fully nickel pasei anu
lila Tor Via
OF the same pattern sells for 81 50 Five years ago Wv
same skates would have sold at retail for so A pAlf
The Acme skate also has many friends. It's chiei car"
being that 1t is lighter in weight COCA par o. AD
skates can be bought for - cents aud fancy nH'"
pair for "a. The wooden topped skate Is oYsVH'
aorror aud the appearance OF a pair on '''"' o'u ~
would arouse ridcue The odtsshioned SKATE WIN s1o
immense curved up runner, wnich Is SUI loi.',h.
1;erm,ny has lost caste here In act II !, asa
laws which govern the lakes here Tor anyone "
n,r of these old turn.ups The turned up part OF W.
runner is liable a. catch IN the clothing OF o'heF S'"
and cause comlnotloh-
ppct,II.RtrIFs or GERMAN SKATES
In Amazing about skating yesterday N"ss"u'"
,.,iar s,d. "Our nrst skates were an l"P''''' avn
-. ,ri I'm fact MANY still come from that country
.I,,o,,h these skates now Oe imported in" so'u
,e-. cheaper than those OF American MAKE Tue! "'' NV
.o good AS ours and not popular lou Sec '"e' ~
male big and wide for the German ioO' al" Ne have
nron,rtion and too cumbersome LOT our use, onaLs
Tyely connection In the manufacturer III ss,ss
Owing 10 some peculiar law te! can sc't ~ 80, AL
hnra IN Iva tetaed at a lower price thal W., Sa
thosa Of our own manufacture We cannot n.ss,,lv
80 our ska,es To Canada and compete s"''eSs'"'
,s,th ,hosc OF Canadian make. III, M, no 40
1900 NJ nyure skating II Is alei VIII no Ing
oni. ms year rs before our young men ~ .os
NE attention 10 speed skating. Walt uhu ,"o go, viii
1rcsIe, oyer and then 90 up near ionKers anu our
co. somr interesting Young Walton y w" snlsen
.nes1te,t racing amateurs, while suppVso srnuud
the Norwegian. Is prooapn SUN 'N'
skater Of the world
A HUMAN ICE YACHT al.
r.,v snort is to be introduced At Tuxedo t"N arr,
w;pter by the athletic young men who wII Spon' N,
the winter months there. Cooper Hewitt the 50" VI
Mavor has invented a coptrivanco whicn P'or.
carrv him over the frozen surface al the rate Oh
minnie When the machine is strapped 10 Is sei
viii have become human Ice yacht, any wy IN :. oul
which no can travel over the lake ~ i,,A"li 20 u
.lower than that OF regular lee boat ne Y,nhs are
fa.t "a regular lee yacht except that hu'n e nat
moi 40 stanch and stif rs wooden uprlsn.s ,ra Will
ural tendencies OF the legs to bona un't 4, will
NJ course lessen the speed The wilma SAT- ~ ,ht fees
called ia made OF canvas and is about seven Q, s b
In height and probably eighteen iest III NV, arms an
paced against the back or the wearcr Vn lI,htulpe
thrust through straps the centre anu ,9 IN
tourney IA begun The thing Ia so arranseu c,nrse d
yachtsyman can tack either way and change his e'u'
| will.